Apicius, Rome's Most Extravagant Gourmand Pt1

Welcome to the latest episode of our archaeogastronomical adventures!


On this two part podcast, I am honoured to have Andrew Kenrick from University of East Anglia with me, who studied extensively about the Roman cuisine 2000 years ago. Specifically, he investigated a lot and he is very passionate about, the famous -and some will say infamous- gourmand Apicius. The only complete recipe book we have today from the ancient world bears the name of Apicius! Who was he? what did he do to change the course of food and gastronomy in the ancient world and also today? Andrew's knowledge on the subject is quite vast and some of the historical fact nuggets very fascinating! Together today we'll delve into the time of the early roman empire; a universe of exotic delicacies, extravagant luxuries, extreme ingredients and impossible journeys to find the tastiest food of the ancient world!


Part 1 will be a lot about the person Apicius, his life, his legends, his death. Plus all the gossip from ancient writers, authors, politicians...


Ancient Roman Music by amazing Pavlos Kapralos! Hope you'll enjoy!

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A Greek Gourmand, travels through time...Imagine yourself dining with Socrates, Plato, or Pythagoras! What tasty morsels of food accompanied the conversations of these most significant minds in Western philosophy?Now picture yourself as you sat for a symposium with Cicero, or Pliny the Elder or Julius Caesar. The opulent feasts of the decadent Romans!Maybe, you're following Alexander the Great during his military campaigns in Asia for ten years. Conquering the vast Persian empire, while discovering new foods. Or try and picture the richness of fruits and vegetables in the lush Hanging Gardens of Babylon.What foods did our ancestors ate?How did all begin? Who was the first to write a recipe down and why? Sauces, ingredients, ways of cooking. Timeless and continuous yet unique and so alien to us now days. Staple ingredients of the Mediterranean world -as we think now- like tomatoes, potatoes, rice, peppers, didn't exist. What did they eat? We will travel far and wide, reconstructing the diet, the feasts, the dishes of a Greek Philosopher in a symposium in Athens, or a Roman Emperor or as a rich merchant in the last night in Pompeii.....Lavish dinners, exotic spices, so-called "barbaric" traditions of beer and milk, all intertwined...Stay tuned and find out more here, in 'The Delicious Legacy' Podcast!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-delicious-legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.